Wednesday, November 04, 2009

Spouse and I spent two hours at the Health Department today. There are some happy people at the Health Department. After those two hours and the first stabbings (of who knows how many more stabbings), I am having many thoughts:

- Those Now Serving Number X operations are more fun at ice cream shots... er, I mean shops.

- Spouse will go bankrupt paying for immunizations. You wanna know how much? Well over $300 per person once the process has gone full-cycle. Not sure how much of that is covered by the insurance.

- Ibuprofen is the nectar of the gods in pill form.

- We don't need the peanut butter shot. Hurray! We can afford bread in Paris.

- Typhoid Fever is a nice way of saying, "You ate something with poop on it." Lucky for us, there's a Typhoid Fever vaccination. Now I can eat something with poop on it.

- How can the human body withstand all of that chemical crap in one day and survive? If you don't hear from me tomorrow, you'll know the human body cannot withstand all that chemical crap in one day.

- Pills for Malaria are an additional $187. You can get the cheap pills for $100ish. But the cheap ones give you nightmares. Having nightmares as a side effect is among the most random of side effects I've been informed of today.

- I have a new set of compassions for the Yahoos from their vaccination days. That Hepatitis shot hurts for hours. Still hurts now! When will it go away? Ah, the ache! And I gotta get another in four weeks.

- I received two Hepatitis shots today. Hard to say which one hurts the most.

- When traveling abroad, it is highly recommended that travelers get the H1N1 and the seasonal flu vaccines. Good luck finding either of those necessary abroad traveling medicines.

And finally...

- We are going to die in India. (You can thank the Happy Helpers at the Health Department for this assurance.)

Well, we could just make you a poop sandwich right here in the U.S.A. I have plenty of messy diapers you could pick your flavor. Or just tell me what you want and I will feed it to the baby the day before. Marinara sauce is alway potent the next day.

Mi padre lived in Venezuela for several years and took the Malaria meds religiously, never had the nightmares. Hopefully you luck out and get to go sans side effects as well. Huzzah to your adventure abroad. Slash I thought of you today while listening to Weezer's new album and there being a sitar used on one of the songs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rD_53jRElEY

Not sure if this is the type of Indian music you like, I dig the sitar and the throat singers.